An Analysis of Differential lateral Growth in the Stem of Bauhinia surinamensis

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Abstract
Relative frequencies and distribution patterns of anticlinal and periclinal division activity were studied in the phellogen and the vascular cambium. Greatest periclinal cambial activity produces localized excessive amounts of xylem, i.e., the winged form. Localized areas of excessive anticlinal divisions in the cambium are located in a zone on either side of but close to the edge of the wing. This results in removing portions of the cambium from the periclinally active zone and results in the pronounced curvature of the rays. Anticlinal activity in the phellogen roughly corresponded in position to comparable areas in the vascular cambium.

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